Marriage (Corthe Star)

Marriage, also referred to as Matrimony or wedlock, is a culturally recognized union between people, called spouses, that establishes rights and obligations between them, as well as between them and their children, and between them and their in-laws. The system of Marriage in the Republic of Corthe Star (formerly the Empire of Corthe Star) varies, as leaders of the Republic quite literally marry their "country", Corthe Star (aka Anne). Same-sex marriages are widely accepted across the country, with parents being able to give birth to children (through usage of magic), with most girls (between the ages 10-19) marrying before they reach their seventeen birthday, Skya being an exception (she married after her seventeen birthday; having done so at age nineteen). The Republic`s system of marriage dates back to 17 BC, when a Scottish Princess who immigrated from what is now modern-day Scotland married a native of the barbarian tribe known as Artur Hendrickson; their marriage (or union as it was called back then) was the first of such marriages. Such events were heavily frowned upon in the warrior-like culture, as women typically married other women with men marrying other men; Mouns Dra (aka Ginger Rosemary) and Peter Rosemary married in the countryside town of Berna in 1657 after the couple were denied the right to marry each other due to their differing social status`s (Ginger; a member of the Presidential House, Princess and Heir Apparent to the Kingdom of Mouns Dra`s throne), and (Peter; the son of an extremely minor noble, and the second son of his parents; the Duke and Duchess of Caperberry).